RPC X, — (unassigned; ID 85025)

 

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Coin type
Volume X
Number — (unassigned; ID 85025)
Province Syria Phoenice
Region Phoenicia
City Tyre
Reign Valerian and Gallienus
Person (obv.) Valerian (Augustus)
Obverse inscription IMP C P LIC VALERIANVS AV
Edition Imp(erator) C(aesar) P(ublius) Lic(inius) Valerianus Au(gustus)
Translation Emperor Caesar Publius Licinius Valerianus Augustus
Obverse design laureate and cuirassed bust of Valerian, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription COL TVRO MET(R)
Edition col(onia) Turo(rum) Metr(opolis)
Translation Colony of the Tyrians, Metropolis
Reverse design temple with six columns with arcuated lintel within which is statue of Astarte facing placing right on trophy (?) and crowned by Victory on column at right; in ex., altar between palm and murex shell
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Average weight 12.37 g
Axis 6
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
— —     ✸ L: 1908,0110.1401 BMC 452
— —     CGT coll.
— —     Naville Numismatics 41, 24 June 2018, lot 234 = Naville Numismatics 36, 3 Dec. 2017, lot 278 (Ptolemais)